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Fun Day at Tuttle Creek PLUS...

We had a great time at Tuttle Creek State Park yesterday. Above - the fam getting ready to set up the tent. I supervised, but had to help when the wind started blowing everything around. And, the finished product!
Here's our view from the campsite:Here's my shaggy-headed and shaggy-faced college sophomore. We had a great visit! I miss that young man!
Kaleb and Kaitlin were really happy to see their brother! I know Kaleb enjoys having a room to himself (as does Brandon now), but they are all still buds!
And here's dad and son. I think Brandon got his height, dark hair and dark complexion from my side of the family.
After we got the tent set up, Corby and Kaitlin drove around the park looking for firewood and hit the bait shop/convenience store for beer and bait! The boys and I stayed back at camp and had a good walk around the area and a great visit! I left them to camp and headed back to Wichita early evening, because as I've said many times, I DO NOT CAMP! Having had a tent almost float away in Branson once due to torrential - and I mean TORRENTIAL - rain; and freezing my rear end off camping in Colorado one year when it snowed REALLY early - I refuse to camp anymore! They are back in Manhattan tonight to spend the night with Brandon because Corby is taking Kaleb & Kaitlin to senior day at K-State tomorrow! I took Brandon 2 years ago, so Corby wanted to experience it this time. Corby is fixing Brandon and his roommates a good dinner tonight, since none of them are very interested in cooking - though Brandon did tell me yesterday that he made fettucini alfredo a couple of weeks ago. Of course, he just cooked some noodles and used sauce from a jar - but hey - at least he cooked something! It wasn't just a frozen pizza, or hot pockets, or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!

So - without the fam at home - I've been scrapbooking today. Yes, I'm doing laundry also, but I've been enjoying myself immensely. Here are some pages I've done today:Melody and I have seen numerous Styx concerts over the years, so this concert brought back a lot of memories - thus the quote from Kahlil Gibran.

I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow. YIPPEE! More stamping and scrapping coming I think! That or a movie marathon. I haven't decided for sure...

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